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Rawat, Indra Singh

Indian Explorers of the 19th Century; Account of Exploration in the Himalayas, Tibet, Mongolia & Central Asia

1973

74.26 €

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Year of publication
1973
Place of printing
New Delhi. Director Publications Division; Information and Broadcasting
Author
Rawat, Indra Singh
Keyword
Travel - Asia Reference
Languages
English

Description

8vo ]24.5 x 16 cm]; xix, 228 pp, illustrations on plates, including portraits, map endpapers showing routes of explorers, glossary. original grey cloth, title lettering on spine and cover, dj (chipped at spine ends, spotted, not price clipped), near fine in good jacket. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author spent 41 years with the Survey of India, and explored the Himalayas extensively, and here describes the travels and explorations in that area of Nain Singh, Kishen Singh, Kalian Singh, Ugyen Giatso, Kinthup, Hari Ram and many others, giving details not available elsewhere.